I SEARCHED BEFORE I ASKED

i drove my car today and the check engine light came on, so i came home and read here on the forums how to pull the code here at home. so i pulled a #72 code from the car, and searched and searched here and google and couldnt find the definition anywhere can someone please tell me what a #72 means.

thanks!

CNotes, did a search before and after, have CEL code #72 what does it mean?

 

The CEL should be throwing a P#### code...

 

i didnt hook up a reader for the code, i got it directly from the cars blinking check enging light on the dash by jumping 2 terminals on the obdII plug.

 

doesn't autozone give free readings from an obdII scanner?

 

yes they do, BUT im trying to do this at home tonight.
you know, the alternative way to read codes.
but why go somewhere if i can do it at home?

 

Why do it at home, when you can go 5 minutes down the road and get an accurate reading?

 

The FAQ forum is great for stuff like this:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ighlight=codes

72=random misfire...

I don't know shit about the codes, but it could be a lot of things to throw that code including a bad coil pack....

 

Doing it the way you did Bens CL is FINE. I can understand why you'd want to figure it out yourself. What 72 means is 'Misfire in cyclinder #2'. Could be a bad coil pack, spark plug, falwed up piston, o-ring, so best bet now it to get in check out. OR, if it's never done this before, just unplug your battery for 30 seconds & clear the code. See if it happens again. Sometime there are 'hick-ups' in the engine & some weird will happen just once. Try that & see what happens.

-Nick

 

Oh yeah, I found it here BTW. It acutally tells you ALL makes & models CEL codes. It's great.

http://www.troublecodes.net/acura/32cl.shtml

 

look at the newb! good job dude. way to look out for the interests of your fellow forum members...

 

that thread is where i got the idea for jumping the terminals to get the code, but i wasnt sure if the codes were the same because he said, it was for a late 90's accord thats why i came up here and asked for clarification

 

funny, what the car gave was ACCURATE, all that was needed was to check and verify the code,and what if the code could be considered harmfull to the engine? why in the hell would i keep driving it? i have other cars/motorcycles/trucks to drive why chance a bigger problem?

 

nick cool find on the trouble codes site, for the life of me i couldnt find one last night to verify the code. now i just need to look further into the car and get it figured out. thanks again for the link.

 

Soon to be a member myself & I've gotten a great welcome to the site so just doing my part.

 

Soon to be a member myself & I've gotten a great welcome to the site so just doing my part.

-Nick

 

The culprit of the original poster's problem is probably just a simple bad coilpack. That's fairly common with the J32A1 and J32A2.

 

nope, the problem was low output from o2 sensor #2. figured it out last night.

no codes now, runs great. turns out the connector pins on the sensor were corroded, cleaned them up no code 10 min later like before.

 

This should be included in the FAQ - I didnt see it there.

 

It is: https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...hlight=trouble

Trouble is highlighted in red... Luckily I read this, but beleive it or not, I don't read every thread here... so if you find something you think should be include click on the link in the last post in the info thread:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...97#post2634497

 

Any updates on the carbon fiber hoods and trunks ?

 

WTF are you talking about ?? I don't see anything in this thread about carbon fiber hoods or trunks ?? You really need to start new threads when you change the subject instead of highjacking 'em

And, this thread is a year old too...

 

whatever happened to this guy, bencl? he came out with big plans for his CL and haven't heard a peep since.

 

I had big plans for my CL too.

Me thinks they need a "raise from the dead" smiley.

 

We do... it's called the smiley

 

oooops I saw the date but i thought it was still 06

 

Wouldn't zombies raising out of a grave be cooler?

 

damn youuuuuu, Trevor. jk see you on Saturday!